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No Capo
[Intro]
D/F#  D/C#  D5
D/F#  D/C#  G/B
D/F#  D/C#  D5
A           D5
[Verse 1]
All the leaves have fD/F#allenD/C#  D5  
Still I'm heading dD/F#own thiD/C#s  roadG/B  
Kind of wish it wD/F#asn'tD/C#  D5  
Such a long, long wAay to gD5o
So I keep on cD/F#allingD/C#  D5  
Calling out to thD/F#ose whD/C#o knowG/B  
Where the leaves aren't fD/F#allingD/C#  D5  
I'm heading down to CAaliforniD5a
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause when it gets hGot
We can get hAotter, we can get lBmouder
We can get lBmouder, get louder
[Chorus]
  DSo we run to the trees when we wanna go Aup
  'Till we go so high and we never come dG/Bown
  You won't knG/Bow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  DSo we run to the trees when we wanna go Aup
  'Till we just let go and we figure it oG/But
  You won't knG/Bow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
[Interlude]
D/F#  D/C#  D5
D/F#  D/C#  G/B
[Verse 2]
Driving down the hD/F#ighwayD/C#,D5  
where the stars are whD/F#ite  aD/C#s  snoG/Bw
You pull me out of sD/F#omewherD/C#e,D5  
somewhere I was fAar belD5ow
I haven't even notD/F#icedD/C#  D5  
if the time is rD/F#ight tD/C#o   goG/B  
Where it is I'm gD/F#oing,D/C#  D5  
just get me close to the wAindy rD5oad
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause when it gets hGot
We can get hAotter, we can get lBmouder
We can get lBmouder, get louder
[Chorus]
  DSo we run to the trees when we wanna go Aup
  'Till we go so high and we never come dG/Bown
  You won't knG/Bow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  DSo we run to the trees when we wanna go Aup
  'Till we just let go and we figure it oG/But
  You won't knG/Bow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  DOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  AOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  G/BOh oh Goh  Emoh
[Bridge]
HAey, sometimes you never know
WBmhen the tide goes out we let it flow
HAey, these days you never know
GOnly keep the good times with you though, D5oh
[Chorus]
N.C.
  So we run to the trees when we wanna go up
  'Till we go so high and we never come dGown
  You won't knGow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  BmSo we run to the trees when we wanna go A/C#up
  'Till we just let go and we figure it G/Dout
  You won't knG/Dow, you won't know
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  DOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  AOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  G/BOh oh Goh
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
  DOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  AOh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
  G/BOh oh Goh
  'Till you find your CEmalifornia
[Outro]
D/F#  D/C#  D5
D/F#  D/C#  G/B
D/F#  D/C#  D5
A           D5

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California Trees

by Walk off the Earth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

D/C#

G/B

A/C#

G/D

No Capo

[Intro]

D/F# D/C# D5

D/F# D/C# G/B

D/F# D/C# D5

A D5

[Verse 1]

D/F# D/C# D5

All the leaves have fallen

D/F# D/C# G/B

Still I'm heading down this road

D/F# D/C# D5

Kind of wish it wasn't

A D5

Such a long, long way to go

D/F# D/C# D5

So I keep on calling

D/F# D/C# G/B

Calling out to those who know

D/F# D/C# D5

Where the leaves aren't falling

A D5

I'm heading down to California

[Pre-Chorus]

Cause when it gets hot

A Bm

We can get hotter, we can get louder

We can get louder, get louder

[Chorus]

D A

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

G/B

'Till we go so high and we never come down

G/B

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

D A

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

G/B

'Till we just let go and we figure it out

G/B

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

[Interlude]

D/F# D/C# D5

D/F# D/C# G/B

[Verse 2]

D/F# D/C# D5

Driving down the highway,

D/F# D/C# G/B

where the stars are white as snow

D/F# D/C# D5

You pull me out of somewhere,

A D5

somewhere I was far below

D/F# D/C# D5

I haven't even noticed

D/F# D/C# G/B

if the time is right to go

D/F# D/C# D5

Where it is I'm going,

A D5

just get me close to the windy road

[Pre-Chorus]

Cause when it gets hot

A Bm

We can get hotter, we can get louder

We can get louder, get louder

[Chorus]

D A

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

G/B

'Till we go so high and we never come down

G/B

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

D A

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

G/B

'Till we just let go and we figure it out

G/B

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh

G/B G Em

Oh oh oh oh

[Bridge]

Hey, sometimes you never know

When the tide goes out we let it flow

Hey, these days you never know

G D5

Only keep the good times with you though, oh

[Chorus]

N.C.

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

'Till we go so high and we never come down

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

Bm A/C#

So we run to the trees when we wanna go up

G/D

'Till we just let go and we figure it out

G/D

You won't know, you won't know

'Till you find your California

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh

G/B G

Oh oh oh

'Till you find your California

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh

G/B G

Oh oh oh

'Till you find your California

[Outro]

D/F# D/C# D5

D/F# D/C# G/B

D/F# D/C# D5

A D5

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